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Jonathan Greenblatt
September 17, 2025, 11:03 am
Finding Our Why
The best defense of the Jewish people starts with knowing who we are.
By Jonathan Greenblatt
Active FIDF supporters (from left) Andre and Justine Cohen, Delilah Cohen, Israel Consul General to the Southeast Anat Sultan-Dadon, and Steven Cohen // Photo by Jon Marks Photography
May 10, 2023, 10:57 am
FIDF’s Upbeat Annual Celebration
Members of the Atlanta community presented a strong show of solidarity for Israel’s solders.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
The Tel Aviv skyline (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
April 12, 2023, 12:09 pm
Change in Israel’s Law of Return is Proposed Again
The bill would disallow grandchildren of Jews to immigrate.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Nozyk synagogue, in Warsaw, where Steven D. Reece will receive his award // Photo Credit: Jan Jaben-Eilon
January 25, 2023, 11:08 am
Local Minister Receives Reconciliation Award in Poland
The Polish Council of Christians and Jews honored Steven Reece.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
David and Andi Arnovitz’s Jerusalem garden.
December 21, 2022, 11:59 am
2022 YIR: Sabbatical Year Ended at Rosh Hashanah
Another sabbatical year won’t launch until Sept. 20, 2028.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid called Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on winning Israel’s elections.
November 16, 2022, 11:54 am
New Israeli Government: More Religious and Right-Wing
For years, many Israelis have wryly described their country as one in which one-third of the population serve in the army, one-third have jobs and one-third pay taxes. The only problem, they say, is that it is the same one-third.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
The new government took control on Oct. 11, 2020.
October 13, 2021, 4:32 pm
Israeli Government Reaches 100 Day Benchmark
Israel’s current coalition government has been praised for providing stability at home. But a Nov. 4 deadline to pass the state budget still looms.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
A Sukkah at the home of the Arnovitzes, who emigrated from Atlanta in 1999.
September 17, 2021, 6:25 pm
5782 Starts the Sabbatical Year
Shmita may be a bigger deal in Jerusalem than it is in Atlanta.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
The Israel@70 celebration held by JNF at the Buckhead Theatre on April 19 focused on Israel as the Jewish homeland.
April 28, 2018, 9:30 pm
Jewish Life in America — Diaspora No More?
Questions are being asked about the vision of Israel as the home address of Judaism.
By Dave Schechter
The Kotel is a key attraction, but what of the nation around it? (Photo by Patrice Worthy)
April 15, 2018, 10:00 am
Keeping Up With This 70-Year-Old Can Be Exhausting
We celebrate Israel's birthday, but how important is the country to American Jews?
By Dave Schechter
Ken Stein speaks about what Israel has accomplished in 70 years and what remains unfinished Sunday, March 25, at Congregation Or Hadash.
April 13, 2018, 9:14 am
Israel Is Unsurprisingly Unfinished at Age 70
Just think about where the United States was in 1846.
By Sarah Moosazadeh
February 8, 2018, 6:24 am
Understanding Can Bridge U.S.-Israeli Jewish Chasm
Israel is both glue for American Jews and a source of internal friction.
By Ken Stein
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely should understand American Jews better after spending a year of national service as an 18-year-old emissary in Atlanta.
December 4, 2017, 3:04 pm
Truth About American Jewish Military Service
As much as the Israelis resent American Jews meddling in their business, we Americans have the same reservations.
By Anna Selman
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely should understand American Jews better after spending a year of national service as an 18-year-old emissary in Atlanta.
November 25, 2017, 8:00 pm
Enough With Israeli Insults of American Jews
Tzipi Hotovely's scorn for U.S. Jewish military service reflects an unacceptable lack of respect.
By Dave Schechter
Knesset members visit Atlanta for the first time during a Jewish Agency for Israel trip.
September 18, 2017, 4:54 pm
Warm Welcome Turns Heated for Lawmakers
Knesset members visit Atlanta for the first time during a Jewish Agency for Israel trip.
By Michael Jacobs
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